A Futile and Stupid Gesture-Review
Director: David Wain
Starring: Will Forte, Martin Mull, Domhnall Gleeson
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Joel McHale as Chevy Chase on the set of “Caddyshack” in Netflix’s “A Futile and Stupid Gesture.” (Photo by John P. Fleenor, Netflix)
The cast fills out nicely with current comedy greats Thomas Lennon(RENO 911, 17 Again) and Joel McHale (The Soup, Community), who plays the young Chevy Chase. Natasha Lyonne (American Pie, OITNB) plays Anne Beatts, the only female writer on the National Lampoon Staff. Lyonne brings a strong feminine presence to a role that had to be strong enough to handle the “Caveman Bull$hit” Doug Kenny describes going on in the offices of the Lampoon. The rest of the cast is peppered with pop culture talents like Seth Green(Robot Chicken, Buffy), Joe Lo Truglio (Superbad, Pineapple Express) , and even Leslie Nielsen (Airplane) has a cameo.